Unhealthy diets: include food additive controversy
Unhealthy diet is a main risk factor for a number of chronic diseases including: high blood pressure, diabetes, abnormal blood lipids, overweight/obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer.
The WHO estimates that 2.7 million deaths are attributable to a diet low in fruit and vegetable every year. Globally it is estimated to cause about 19% of gastrointestinal cancer, 31% of ischaemic heart disease, and 11% of strokes. Thus making it one of the leading preventable causes of death worldwide.
Food additive controversy
Some claim that food additives, such as artificial sweeteners, colorants, preserving agents, and flavorings may cause health problems such as increasing the risk of cancer or ADHD.
Several recent studies have also shown that artificial sweeteners, such as Aspartame, may increase risks of obesity. A study led by Sharon P. Fowler found that drinking two cans of either regular or diet soft-drink a day increased the risk of becoming overweight or obese by 50%.[citation needed]
There is many controversy to use of Aspartame alone, and one test has describe that the Aspartame in Diet Coke “decomposes into formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, formic acid, diketopiperazine and other toxins. In a study on 7 monkeys 5 had grand mal seizures and one died, a casualty rate of 86%.” It has also been shown in studies that Diet Coke may cause 92 symptoms listed by the FDA, one of them being Death. However, Aspartame has not been actually “proven” to be dangerous in any way, and the makers of it claim that it is one of the safest artificial sweeteners, and that it has been tested several times by their company.
